The Girl with the Man with a Plan
Chapter Three - Implementation
"We are changing," I told her.
"Are we?" she asked. "If that's the case, the changes must be good. I don't think I've ever been happier in my life."
Following dinner, she had asked me if she could turn the thermostat down early. We had begun watching TV on the couch together. I'm not really sure when the tradition had started, but she had somehow gotten me to approve cuddling together under a blanket while we watched; and that was the case now, with my arm around her nude body while she clung to me intimately. We both wanted more. She was having her period; and, while I'm sure she would have agreed in a second to any sexual suggestion I might make, it was not my desire. I had started her on birth control pills (it was part of the plan), and you could set your watch to her cycle now. Anyway, as I've mentioned before, I particularly detest blood, almost as much as I detest a mess. The previous month, she had satisfied me with her hands, with her mouth; but I didn't want that, either. It's not so much that I cared about her romantically as it was the rush I got from dominating her to the point of orgasm. I liked to imagine myself forcing her to experience pleasure. I wanted that again; but not now.
It was as if she could read my mind. "Tomorrow," she promised softly. I couldn't understand why she was blushing. Women are unfathomable.
"Are you ready to start to work on Monday."
She smiled anxiously. "I can't wait! But I'm so nervous! I know there are a thousand ways I could disappoint you!"
I patted her on the bare knee, hoping I was being supportive without being condescending. "I know that you'll do just fine," I told her. This was all new to me. I never really saw a reason to compliment people before. Most of the time, they were just doing their jobs.
She sighed and grinned. She had a nice smile. More than nice. I tried hard not to let my mind put a price tag on it; but there was little doubt: that smile was worth a lot to me. And, combined with the sigh that had so inadvertently, so innocently, expanded her chest, the smile was much, much more than just "nice." It was an invitation to fill your head with exotic fantasies.
Six weeks before, on the eve of the surgery, I'm not sure what I had anticipated; but whatever that had been, this new look surpassed it. The angry purple bruises had slowly given way to sickly, dark yellow splotches that covered most of her face. The rows of tiny stitches were removed by the doc during the next visit to our apartment ... at least those that were visible; while an equal number of stitches insider her mouth and nose either fell out or dissolved. There were some rather prevalent scars on her cheeks; and the ones at each corner of her mouth somehow reminded me of the makeup they had used on "The Joker" in one of the Batman movies. But the scars faded and finally disappeared somewhere around the one-month mark, leaving skin that still wasn't quite right, but that was easily touched up with a little makeup. And even that was improving, week to week.
What I hadn't expected were dimples. That had not been part of the package, nor of my overall scheme; at least, not in my mind's eye. They weren't part of the scarring associated with the mouth, and I asked the doc point-blank if he had taken it upon himself to add the feature. He, in turn, got pretty defensive, and pointed out that they had been there all along; they'd just been overshadowed by her other facial features. Quite frankly, I'm not sure if I ever truly believed him; but dimples were certainly a prevalent part of her face now. It took me quite a while to realize that I really hadn't seen her smile that much during those first few days that I had known her ... at least, not like she was smiling now. They were sort of transformative, those smiles. They had a habit of changing the mood of everything around her.
I swear, I didn't notice it right away. Those first four weeks of her convalescence, when she was cloistered in the apartment, her smiles were sort of goofy, love-struck things that let me know she was mine, heart and soul. Not that it affected me much; but that was part of the plan, and I encouraged it. After that, however, around mid-November, I took her out for walks to give her exercise and fresh air, and I began experiencing things I'd never encountered before. The two "porters," for example, seemed to fall all over themselves to try and please her, tipping hats and holding doors and asking over and over again if there was ANYTHING they could do to help her, and generally acting like buffoons.
When I walk down a sidewalk by myself, nobody every says hello or smiles or seems to give a shit about me at all. But with Polly at my side, there never seemed to be anyone, man or woman or child, who did NOT pay attention or give us a cheerful greeting or at least display a brightening of mood. Before all of this, nobody seemed to want to give her the time of day. Rather a sad state of affairs, if you stop and think about it. She, on the other hand, seemed oblivious to that aspect of it. When people smiled at her, she smiled right back. And when Polly smiled, the whole world seemed to change.
I don't celebrate holidays. Never saw the need. But she begged me to please please please get a turkey for Thanksgiving. And, of course, when I gave in on that little demand, she wanted dressing and cranberry sauce and potatoes ... a whole list that took me more than half an hour to get in a grocery store. She spent all day in the kitchen. I insisted I couldn't help, instead going through some work I had brought home. Even so, I must admit that she did quite a job. Before we sat down for the meal, however, she insisted on running a couple plates downstairs to Pickening and Farley, the two porters, who lived in separate rooms off one side of the parking level, near the laundry area. It didn't take long until she got back, but it sort of pissed me off, just the same.
And that's where we were now ... Thanksgiving evening, cuddled on the couch, watching TV. When our show was over, we started talking about her coming first day of work, which would be the Monday following the long weekend.
But before that, there was one last task to set the stage for my plan's implementation. I hadn't told her about that, just as I hadn't told her about the plan itself. So confident was I that she would follow my every command, fulfill my every wish, that it simply wasn't necessary.
Thanksgiving is a truly American holiday. And forgive me ... I am well aware of the fact that the term "American" does not apply strictly to residents of the United States; though we are inclined, in our self-centeredness, to believe so. However, we were truly the originator of the now-worldwide event that occurs the day after: Black Friday. And, in the past, I have observed that day the way I observe all holidays. I abhor crowds. I abhor shopping. Normally, I cower in my home and work. Alas, that was not to be the case on this Friday. Fortunately, the establishment I had called to made an appointment was not one that would be overly crowded.
Polly hesitated only momentarily when I led her into the tattoo parlor. I took solace in the fact that I could still surprise her ... and in the fact that once surprised, she submitted to my wishes as she always had, and, I assumed, as she always would. I walked with her to the back of the establishment, and I identified myself. The man put down his paperback novel.
"Frank!" he screamed at a curtained doorway. "Your appointment's here!"
Good old Frank poked his head into the main area and gave us the once-over, lingering appreciatively on Polly's ample assets. He crooked a finger at us without saying a word, and I led her back into the depths of the place. "Please, take off your blouse and bra. Let's see what we have to work with." His voice had a distinctive rumble.
She was clearly shocked, and glanced at me in alarm; but I simply nodded. Blushing crimson, her fingers immediately began manipulating the row of buttons on her blouse. I had done something like this once before, about a week prior to this, when I took her for a special fitting for half a dozen brassieres. I had wanted something that would give support but still tastefully display her breasts to the fullest extent possible while hiding her overly-long nipples.
The man whistled in appreciation. "I haven't seen a pair of nips like these in a long time." He patted the top of a padded piece of furniture that looked vaguely like a surgical table. It was probably used for tattooing someone's lower body. "Have a seat right here, honey," he told her. He took his time measuring her nipples with a set of calipers.
Finally, he set the instrument aside and looked between the two of us. "Who's in charge here?" Polly immediately looked toward me for guidance, and Frank had his answer. "I can do almost anything with nipples like this. What did you have in mind?"
"Rings?" I asked.